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Home Obituaries Franklin O'Daniel Spangler
Franklin O'Daniel Spangler
Franklin O'Daniel Spangler was born December 3, 1938 in Houston, Texas to parents, Everett Buford Spangler and Mary Virginia Harris Spangler. He passed away January 3, 2023 in Conroe, Texas at the age of 84.
Life wasn't easy for Franklin growing up. He quit school at an early age to go to work to help his mother support him and his nine siblings. This mindset to work hard and provide for his family would be a cornerstone of his character for his entire life. Franklin was the definition of a strong, hardworking man, but he also knew how to have a good time. When he was 15 years old he was at a party and noticed a young girl there and wanted to know "why there was a little kid at this party". That "little kid" was 13-year-old Patricia Wortham who would become his wife just 3 years later on June 22, 1957.
Not long after getting married, Franklin moved his growing family to Jacinto City where he worked two jobs to support Pat and their three children. Several years later he went to work for H&N Machineries where he built parts for nuclear submarines. In fact, because it was such a specialized trade and the parts were difficult to build properly, he was the only employee approved to complete the task.
After 16 years with H&N, Franklin decided it was time for a change and he and Pat moved to Conroe. There he worked at a fabrication machine shop and eventually, Texaco. While working at Texaco, Franklin and a co-worker, Bob Alemand built a robot to complete certain tasks that a human could not. Franklin would retire 23 years later as a Class A Machinist. There wasn't anything he couldn't build or fix. He had a knack for wood working and enjoyed building beautiful pieces for Pat, family and friends. He was also a talented musician and played multiple instruments including the guitar and accordion and was in a bluegrass band with 4 close friends.
Franklin lived a full life, and he will be remembered as a great man, husband and father. He was kind and loving and he never met a stranger. He will be missed deeply by all those who know and love him.
Franklin was preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Mary Spangler; brothers, Jack Spangler, James Spangler, Cecil Spangler, Arthur Spangler and sister, Mary Lou Legg. He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Patricia Spangler; children, Vickie Morse, Ricky Wayne Spangler and wife Barbara, Steven Ray Spangler, and wife Sammie; brothers, Ronnie Spangler and wife Debra, Eugene Spangler, Joe Leon Spangler; grandchildren, John Edward Morse, Dusty Lee Morse, Cory Michael Morse, Cassie Schemik, Rob Gray, Aaron Gray, Tara Barnes, Casey Bowen, Shelby Calley, Lainey Jo Spangler; 22 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild.
Visitation will be at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home on Thursday, January 5, 2023 from 5-8pm. A funeral service is scheduled for Friday, January 6, 2023 at 10:00am in the Pace-Stancil Chapel with Pastor Chuck Fugee officiating. Burial will follow in the Boothe Cemetery. Pallbearers for the service will be, John Morse, Dusty Morse, Cory Morse, Dylan Morse, Casey Bowen, Robert Thomas.
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Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School is very pleased to announce that its annual musical production for this academic year is 'Fame'. Produced and directed by Head of Music Luke Lockyer with choreography by year 11 pupil Leah Yemm, the production will be taking place in the school theatre from Monday 13th to Thursday 16th February 2017.
The musical is set in New York City, in the old high school of performing arts on 46th Street East of Broadway, just off Times Square, during the years 1980-1984. It concerns the last group of students and teachers to inhabit this grand, historic edifice, following them on a four-year journey from freshman term through graduation. Being aware that their school has been the subject of a movie and the pitfalls of fame and reality, events happen around them that change their lives forever. In our times of reality TV and social media being at the forefront of people's lives, the musical carries an important message for us all.


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The Double Event is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Mary Odette, Roy Travers and Lionelle Howard. After her father, a country clergyman, loses large sums of money his daughter recoups his losses by becoming the partner of a bookie.

The film is based on the play The Double Event, which was adapted into a sound film The Double Event in 1934.

Cast
 Mary Odette as Dot Martingale
 Roy Travers as Captain Dennison
 Lionelle Howard as Charles Martingale
 Tom Coventry as Angus McNeil
 Roy Byford as James Bennington
 Beatie Olna Travers as Laura Bennington
 James McWilliams as Reverend Hubert Martingale
 Louie Freear as Susannah
 Sydney Wood as Dick Martingale
 Julie Kean as Harriet Martingale

References

Bibliography
 Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

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Magnet's new approach to showroom design
Could Magnet's new showroom design and operation strategy change the industry's opinion of service and design standards offered by multiple retailers? Rebecca Nottingham speaks to the outgoing executive vice president Dan Carr
by Rebecca Nottingham 01 December, 2022 01 December, 2022
Despite its mid-high-end offering, its 104-year heritage and the fact it is a key brand within kitchen giant Nobia Group's portfolio, the industry's general perception of Magnet is that it is just another multiple. But could its latest approach to showroom design and service change that?
The brand has been creating kitchens for homeowners in the UK since 1918, which could be another reason why the Nobia Group and Magnet refer to the brand as a kitchen design specialist.
The new 'immersive' store format concept – which includes functional and interactive spaces and self-contained design studios – is being rolled out through its South Wimbledon, Stockton and Sale branches first, but the brand is planning to refurbish many of its 194 stores over the next year, in line with this new concept.
"We've been around since 1918 and we're still going strong, making us the UK's longest-standing kitchen specialist," Magnet's outgoing executive vice-president Dan Carr explains. "We've always seen ourselves as a kitchen specialist and we've always taken great pride in areas like design.
"Our new store format is part of our wider commercial strategy, which will focus on design and sustainability and has a clear focus on inspiring better living through purposeful design."
Q: There is a lot of economic uncertainty around right now. How would you describe the outlook for the KBB retail market over the next 12 months?
A: The macroeconomic environment is challenging at the moment. However, the kitchen is such an integral part of the home and evidence shows that people are still thinking about what they can do with that space and that will continue, even under challenging circumstances. That's a really big opportunity for retailers.
Be attuned to what your customers want and how their needs are developing and aim to provide a great service – that's the best that anyone can do I think, under these circumstances. Independent retailers are fantastic at that service side anyway so that strength should serve them very well.
Q: What can Magnet learn from the way independents operate?
A: Something we have to really think hard about is how we, as a business, integrate into our local communities – particularly with our trade customers. We are inspired by independents. That local reputation they have, and the understanding they have of their local market, that is really powerful.
Q: Is that what you're hoping to achieve from the new concept stores? For people to perceive Magnet as more of a local brand?
A: It's not necessarily something I'm looking for from a brand perception but certainly for our teams – to really understand their local market is definitely something we're striving for. That goes beyond understanding what our local customers want and how they are motivated to buy – we also want to play our part in the communities we operate in by getting involved in events and building relationships with trades people.
Q: Is there still room for bricks-and-mortar showrooms considering the pandemic accelerated online consumer spending?
A: It's all about the experience in-store. That's what gives bricks-and-mortar showrooms the edge over online dealers. During the journey to create the concept showroom design, we did consider whether we have stores going forward?
This was an absolutely resounding yes because we know consumers still very much want the opportunity to see and feel kitchen products before they buy. They also still want the familiarity and expertise you get from a showroom design team.
To that end, I think one of the most important aspects of showroom design to consider is ensuring that the space feels like somewhere people can take their time to ponder ideas etc, because it is a major decision for the majority of consumers.
Q: Is there anything that independents could learn from the way Magnet operates?
A: I wouldn't describe it as what they can learn from us, but I do think we [Magnet] can help with certain aspects that might help independents, such as collaborating with suppliers and sustainability.
We are really passionate about pushing the sustainability agenda and are working collaboratively with suppliers on their plans. If, through this collaboration, we develop solutions or elements that moves things on with that supplier base, hopefully that's going to help everybody – the industry and consumers.
To read the full interview see the December issue of kbbreview.
Categories In depth Tags Magnet, Retail, retail showroom, Showroom
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Panasonic Unveils 2018 OLED TV Lineup with HDR10+ Support
Posted Mon Jan 8, 2018 at 12:30 PM PST by Steven Cohen
The company's latest OLED displays have been detailed.
Panasonic has revealed its 2018 OLED 4K TV lineup. The new collection includes the FZ950 and FZ800 Series.
The TVs both feature new OLED panels and an Absolute Black Filter. Likewise, the displays will be the first OLED TVs to include support for the HDR10+ dynamic metadata high dynamic range format, which is currently used on a growing collection of streaming titles from Amazon Prime Video. A Dynamic Scene Optimizer function to simulate dynamic metadata when playing standard HDR10 content will be implemented as well. With that said, there is no mention of Dolby Vision support.
In addition, the TVs will use Panasonic's newest Hollywood-tuned HCX video processor with support for almost 100 percent of the DCI color space. The updated HCX processor also offers a new "Dynamic LUT" (Look Up Table) system, allowing the HCX to automatically monitor the average brightness level of a scene and then use picture analysis to dynamically load an appropriate LUT. Color accuracy for shadows and the transition from pure black have also been improved thanks to added layers of LUT data in darker levels. Panasonic has also worked to refine its calibration tools, offering finer adjustment options.
And beyond picture quality features, the FZ950 series also includes a "Tuned by Technics" Dynamic Blade Speaker. The thin audio system features four larger woofers, four squawkers, two tweeters, and a quad passive radiator.
Pricing and availability for Panasonic's upcoming FZ950 and FZ800 Series Ultra HD TVs have not been announced yet, but both series will be available in 55-inch and 65-inch screen sizes. Likewise, Panasonic is working to get Ultra HD Premium and THX certification for each model as well.
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A family friendly romance everyone can enjoy!
Two years after her husband's tragic death . . .
Professor Jessica Johansen is drowning in a sea of grief. She's shoved—literally—by her best friend into a random stranger on her university campus. He apologizes, but she knows who's at fault: her friend, Mags Brier-Sheldon.
The next week, Peter Cassel shows up in Jessica's classroom and takes a front-row seat. Jessica is horrified to recognize the man she inadvertently groped in her unexpected fall. He charms her into a lunch date to discuss his upcoming book. Soon, they are meeting every day to discuss how his work is progressing.
Unexpected complications with his transplanted heart put Peter into the hospital for two weeks. Jessica misses his call, and she's devastated when he's gone with no explanation. In tears, she bails out on her classes and heads off to Maine for a month at Mags' island estate to let her wounded heart heal.
When Peter returns to class, his teacher is gone, and he's devastated. He has no way to locate her and feels abandoned.
Mags views the budding love affair with excitement, and she refuses to let it die so easily. When Peter leaves on a prerelease book tour, she finagles to have her boyfriend deliver Peter's dog to her estate in Maine.
When an early-season storm batters the island, Peter learns his golden retriever is in the path of the storm. He rushes to rescue the animal, only to discover a hurricane can be as deadly for the rescuer as for those who need his help.
How will Jessica respond when she learns Peter carries her husband's transplanted heart? Will love bloom, or will she see in him only the memories of her husband's untimely death?
The second book in the new and exciting Hurricane of the Heart romance series.


A visit to Agia Sophia was held on Wednesday morning by Alexis Tsipras during his visit to Turkey, which began on Tuesday with his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The prime minister is accompanied by the representative of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Ibrahim Kalin.
On the Greek side, along with Mr. Tsipras, was Education Minister Konstantinos Gavroglou, Deputy Foreign Minister George Katrougalos, Deputy Foreign Minister Markos Bolaris and his wife Peristera Baziana.
The Greek Prime Minister refused to make a statement, saying only that he is very happy to be in such a historic place.
Shortly after 11.00′, Alexis Tsipras will go to Halki, where he will be guided to the Theological School.
He is the first active prime minister of Greece to visit the school of Halki.
He will also meet with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
At 18.30′ the Prime Minister will meet with representatives of the Greek community in the Sismanoglio Megaron, which houses the Greek Consulate of Constantinople.


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My B & a bridge - It's time for Q&A!
(I'm Buttercup, if you hadn't figured it out yet). No, I'm not gonna elaborate on what had happened, as I shall stick to my principle to not have anything negative documented here.
But I just felt silly for being happy on the encounter (after being pointed out by Bubbles).
I should have been alarm even at an attempt of communication. It has always been one-sided and manipulative. And I was the one who was cursed as such.
to get me to be a part of it is purely SHAMEFUL.
I guess I didn't take a wrong decision not getting myself involved all these while.
as it only serves you. Honestly, I'm still at the state of disbelief.
Towards my own feelings and everybody involved.
Too blessed to be stressed.
It's all in the way you look through your eyes, makes the world different.
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Faisal Hussain 8 Facts About Toronto Gunman
July 24, 2018 July 24, 2018 by Daily Entertainer
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Faisal Hussain
This is Faisal Hussain; the 29-year-old man from Toronto, who killed two people and injured 13 others after he fired several shots into restaurants and cafes in Toronto's Greektown neighborhood. Check out the 8 facts about the Danforth shooter.
According to recent reports 29-year-old Faisal Hussain, killed 2 people; the first victim was 18-year-old high school graduate Reese Fallon who planned to attend McMaster University in August; the second victim an unnamed 10-year-old girl. Furthermore, some media reported Faisal killed himself, while others claimed police killed him
His family claimed their son suffered from depression as well as psychosis; it was unknown whether or not he was still taking medication. His family said in a statement their son had been struggling with mental health challenges for some time; adding that the medication he was into wasn't helping him.
Toronto born Hussain was one of four children born to Pakistani parents; he was still living with his parents in their seventh-floor apartment of the 21-story building in Thorncliffe Park.
Wife or Girlfriend
He wasn't married and likely didn't have a girlfriend either. Close friends said, he didn't have many friends either, but he was friendly though.
A million Bolts smile!
His neighbors said Hussain was always smiling, others said his smile could light up a room. Faisal took care of his aging parents.
A longtime neighbor said Hussain worked stocking shelves at Shoppers Drug Mart, three weeks before the attack he told him he worried his hours were being cut, therefore he was going to look for another job.
His sister died several years ago in a car accident, one of his two surviving brothers is comatose from an accident that happened 18 months ago; his parents visit his brother at the hospital daily.
Faisal's motive is still under investigation, however, he was no stranger to police enforcement, who had questioned him about his online record. He expressed support for a pro-ISIL website. Toronto police believe Hussain planned the attack.
What law enforcement is saying is that Hussain was "well known to Toronto Police" for investigations into past crimes "involving weapons and violence.
They knew he hang out behind his building at 43 Thorncliffe Park Blvd. with a group of 20 friends.
Police were called once because they thought Faisal was carrying a gun," said someone who was there. They didn't find any gun.
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First I have to discuss this amazing cover. How freakin' awesome is it?! 'Cuz I think it's unbelievably gorgeous! I love the shininess and the purple and well, everything!
Now that that's over let's get to the review. This book jumped right into the action from where Firelight ended. It was so well done that Vanish didn't even feel like another book. It was just a continuation of Firelight. There were no long spiels that you wanted to skip over because you already knew what happened, it was just BAM! here's the action, like it or don't. I, for one, chose to not only like it, but love it supremely.
Jacinda is still the strong, loving draki from before. She manages to stay strong in a lot of horrible situations and her and Will together hasn't changed a bit since book one. All of the characters were gorgeous in their descriptions and dialect. Even Cassian, who I didn't really like in Firelight, is given a part that totally makes me want to love him (but I am firmly Team Will!).
The only aspect of the book that I found I didn't like was how Jordan seemed to put all of the blame on poor Jacinda. She was constantly being blamed despite the fact that it was her mother, not her, who made all of the bad decisions.
All in all it was a beautifully written, totally amazing book of awesomeness. If you haven't read Firelight, go read it and then pick up Vanish. You seriously won't regret it!
*I received a copy of this book via Netgalley. This in no way altered my opinion/review.


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Вот пример запроса:
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Captain Lucas Bissett of Louisiana Local Guide Service and a Louisiana native who has been guiding the marshes of Hopedale for the last 7 years. He is also an Orvis Endorsed Guide and was honored as the Orvis Endorsed Saltwater Guide of the Year in 2017. Bissett's love for the marsh has driven him to start a nonprofit called Anglers Bettering Louisiana's Estuaries, where he works on coastal restoration and community outreach and education projects. Captain Bissett prides himself on bringing new folks into the sport of fly fishing and teaching them the skills needed to enjoy and protect Louisiana's pristine estuaries.
Mac Brown of Mac Brown Fly Fishing & Guide School was the first full-time fly fishing guide in Western North Carolina. Educating fly anglers is Brown's burning passion; he fulfills that role as an Associate Professor at Western Carolina University. He is the author of Casting Angles, and in 2017 was inducted into the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians Hall of Fame. When not on campus or on the stream, Brown teaches specialty casting classes all over the country. He's a certified Master Casting Instructor with Fly Fishers International, and has served as a coach for multiple fly casting competitive anglers. Brown is on the pro-staff of Sage, Regal Vice, Simms, and Ross Reels, among other national brands. This year we are delighted to offer Brown's "Advanced Fly Casting for Instructors" class. This specialty class will be held at the festival hotel on Friday, the day before the festival. This day-long class has very limited seating and includes a weekend pass to the festival. Brown will also be speaking at the festival.
For 30 years Blane Chocklett has fished and guided Virginia's famed rivers, including the James, Roanoke, Jackson, and New. He has chased trout, stripers, and small and largemouth bass, and has become an authority on landing the apex predator of the freshwater world, musky. When not guiding, Chocklett enjoys tying flies and creating new, innovative patterns, many of which are sold in fly shops throughout the country. Some of his better known patterns include the Gummy Minnow, T-Bone, and the Gummy Tarpon Worm. Recently Chocklett has collaborated closely with Flymen Fishing Company to create the Fish-Spine, a series of specifically-designed articulated shanks that allow tyers to create multi-jointed, highly articulated streamers. The result is his revolutionary Game Changer, which catches both fresh and saltwater species all over the world. When not guiding Chocklett serves as a consultant and brand ambassador for a host of companies including but not limited to Temple Fork Outfitters, Scientific Anglers, Patagonia, Fishpond USA, Renzetti/RD Distribution, and Hog Island Boatworks. Be sure to say hello to him in the TFO booth at this year's festival.
Originally from Dallas, Kristian Cole attended Texas A&M Corpus Christi, where he did a lot of poling the flats around Port Aransas for redfish and fishing the jetties for Texas tarpon, jacks, Spanish mackerel, and king mackerel. He also spent time offshore working as a deck hand and fishing all over the Gulf of Mexico. Now back in Dallas, Cole is a critical part of the sales and education teams at Tailwaters Fly Fishing Company. Some of his favorite places to fish for trout are Bozeman, Montana, and Woodland Park, Colorado. Through Tailwaters he has fished Bolivia for golden dorado and is booked to Kamchatka and the Yucatan this summer. Cole has extensive experience as an instructor for anglers of all skill levels. We're delighted to have Kristian Cole instructing beginner anglers at this year's Texas Fly & Brew.
Steve Dally was raised in Tasmania–the Australian equivalent of Montana–and shamelessly squandered his youth surfing, diving, and fishing. His fly fishing obsession was born in his late 20s, when he was first convinced to grasp a fly rod. He cut his teeth on the challenging wild brown trout and rainbows of Tasmania's wilderness lakes and streams before moving to the US. A former journalist, Dally spent 3 years in the US as a traveling fly fishing writer and photographer, a job which saw him land, fly rod and camera in hand, in Montana, Wyoming, Alaska (twice), Baja, New York, Michigan, New Mexico, Idaho, and finally Arkansas. Dally has been guiding on the White River tailwaters and running fly shops since 2005, including Dally's Ozark Fly Fisher since 2011. He is a Sage Elite Pro and fly designer with Rainy's Flies. His articles and photographs have appeared in numerous publications and websites, including Fly Fisherman and Anglers Journal, and he remains a masthead columnist and regular contributor on tactics, destinations, and fly tying with Australia and New Zealand's premier fly fishing magazine FlyLife.
Working as the general manager of Gordy & Sons, in Houston, Texas, Marcos Enriquez knows a thing or two about the needs of traveling anglers. Being on the trip of a life time, but not being able to feel comfortable because you have the wrong clothes, or brought the wrong gear, can make the difference between a trip of a life time, and experiencing just a so-so get away with the occasional day of mediocre fishing. Learning how to plan your next big trip the right trip is covered in Enriquez's class "Fishing in Cuba's Garden of the Queen". When not working at Gordy & Sons, Enriquez also serves as the President of Texas Fly Fishers of Houston. We are pleased to have him as a speaker at this year's festival.
Javier Guevara, an avid fly fisherman, fly tyer, and fly casting instructor, is the owner and guide of Chicago-based international fly fishing adventure outfitter Ecuador Fly Fishing Tours, Inc. Guevara also represents several North and South American lodges including Tucunare Lodge (Colombia), Mangrove King Fishing Lodge (Campeche, Mexico), and Lodge Refugio Esperanza (Patagonia, Chile), among others. He is also a field staffer and authorized dealer for Loop Tackle Design. Guevara has helped establish the growth of fly fishing and conservation efforts in Ecuador, and is an active member in numerous clubs and organizations Including IGFA, Project Healing Waters, and Trout Unlimited. If you don't see him out on the water, you'll find him on his tying bench. You can follow Guevara's adventures through South America on Facebook, Instagram,YouTube, and his website (www.ecuadorflyfishingtours.com).
Jerry Hamon is an avid fly angler, fly tyer, and dedicated kayaker who loves nothing better than patrolling the local waterways of Texas looking for his next trophy bass. He is President of both the Texas Council of Fly Fishers International and the Mariner-Sails Kayak Fishing Club. Hamon is serving his second term on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee and was recently appointed to serve as its Chairman. He's a certified Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Angler Education Area Chief/Instructor and enjoys fishing tournaments when his schedule allows. Be sure to take in Hamon's class "Fly Fishing from a Kayak" both days of the festival in cooperation with Mariner-Sails.
Ed Jaworowski is an International fly fishing authority, writer, photographer, and editorial consultant. He has authored four books, is working on his fifth, was a contributing writer for several others, and has published hundreds of articles in more than 20 journals. In addition to the USA, many of his writings and photographs have been published in England, Spain, Norway, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Japan. He is most noted as a casting coach; Lefty Kreh called him "the best teacher of fly casting that I have ever known." He serves as a casting and tackle consultant on the national advisory team of Temple Fork Outfitters in Dallas. In recent years he teamed with Lefty to produce a comprehensive DVD, The Complete Cast, for TFO. Ed, who has been fly fishing and fly tying since the 1950s, has given hundreds of classes and demonstrations around the country and abroad for nearly 40 years. He has extensive experience in fresh and saltwater venues around the the Western Hemisphere, pursuing sunfish to sailfish, trout to tuna. He has been honored by several TU chapters, and was inducted into the Pennsylvania Fly Fishing Museum in Carlisle in 2014. In the same year, he received the first Izaak Walton Award presented by the American Fly Fishing Museum in Manchester, Vermont, and in 2018 was awarded the FFI Casting Board of Governors Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching Fly Casting. For 40 years, Ed was a professor of Latin language and literature as well as Roman history and law at Villanova University. He was recently listed by Fly Fisherman magazine as one of the top 50 influential fly anglers of the last 50 years. He resides with his wife Michele in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Following careers in both professional snowboarding and business, Captain Jeff Johnson returned to his roots: fly fishing. Johnson, owner and head guide for Fly Fish Rockport, began fishing along the banks of central Washington's blue ribbon trout stream, the Yakima, and continued to develop his technique while in college in Bozeman, where he fell in love with Montana's Missouri River. After college Johnson returned to the West Coast, chasing steelhead up and down coastal rivers with his spey rod. Fishing has taken him to the Keys, Bahamas, and Belize–but life has brought him home to the Texas flats. Johnson's passion for the quiet sport means that he spends more than 300 days each year in the boat with clients from around the globe, from all walks of life, sharing his expertise–with humor and patience–and helping them make memories to last a lifetime. Captain Johnson has contributed to numerous publications, including The Fly Fish Journal, The Drake, Southwest Fly Fishing, Sport Fishing Magazine, Texas Lifestyle, Chi Wulff, The Bend, Venturing Angler, and many others. He'll be speaking at this year's festival about fly angling for reds on the Texas Coast.
Landon Mayer's angling success is fueled by an addiction to pursuing large trout with small flies and lightweight fly-fishing equipment. Mayer enthusiastically teaches and demonstrates his techniques and on-river knowledge to fellow anglers and has developed innovative strategies for sighting, hooking, and landing selective trout. He shares these times and secrets in his books 101 Trout Tips: A Guide's Secrets, Tactics, and Techniques; Colorado's Best Fly Fishing; Sight Fishing for Trout; and How to Catch the Biggest Trout of Your Life, in addition to two DVDs: Landing the Trout of Your Life and Weapons of Bass Production. His articles have appeared in such publications as American Angler, Southwest Fly Fishing, and Field and Stream. As an ambassador in the fly-fishing industry, Mayer represents several lines including Simms; he is also a royalty fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants. He is an advisory team member of Simms, Bauer Reels, R.L. Winston, Scientific Angler, Smith Optics, Fishpond, and Yeti.
We are pleased to have Jacob McGee of Alaska Trophy Adventures Lodge as a speaker at this year's festival. Being an Alaskan fly fishing guide for well over a decade, Jacob is at home in the remote waters of Bristol Bay and is ready to share his insights on fishing in the unique and unspoiled location. Don't miss his presentation about the world's final stronghold of native Pacific salmon, trophy rainbow trout, and the beautiful wilderness that has shaped his life.
Born and raised in eastern Washington state, Geri Meyer's fly fishing obsession began while vacationing in Oregon's Blue Mountains in the mid 90s. She met a fishy dude while living in northern New Mexico, and they decided to move their family to the Midwest and open a fly shop in Southwest Wisconsin's Driftless region. Geri and her husband have owned the Driftless Angler for 13 years, and she has been guiding the area's spring creeks for 8 years. In 2015 Geri opened Athena & Artemis Women's Fly Shop so that women could have quality fly fishing apparel and gear all in one spot. Customers can shop online or find Geri in the A&A booth at various fly fishing trade shows during the off season. Passionately committed to introducing women to the quiet sport, Geri may be found speaking about women in fly fishing at a TU chapter meeting in the Midwest, partnering with women's fly fishing groups, teaching at women's clinics, and volunteering with Casting For Recovery. If you're a lady fly angler, be sure to attend Geri's talk at this year's festival!
Your smartphone has made you a photographer! Or has it? Most of us walk around with an extremely powerful camera in our pockets…yet we know no more about photography than our parents did. In his class, renowned fly fishing photographer and representative for Eleven Angling, Brian O'Keefe eschews confusing, technical jargon to share dozens of tips on how to shoot your best photos ever. Both phone and traditional photographers can benefit from O'Keefe's extensive professional knowledge base. Learn what makes a great composition as well as how to handle fish less and save time. The globe-trotting presentation includes nearly a hundred great–and not-so-great–photos from the Bahamas, Alaska, Brazil, Chile, Montana, Iceland, and more.
Tim O'Neill, who began fly fishing at ten, is the founder and owner of O'Neill's Fly Fishing, an online community dedicated to all aspects of fly fishing culture. For three decades his passion for the quiet sport has carried him through many parts of the industry including retail sales, commercial fly tying, lecturing, seminar teaching, and guiding. He recently became the owner of the Nor-vise fly tying system. O'Neill's fly fishing exploits have been published in Out and About Delaware and Delaware Today, and he's also been a guest on NPR. O'Neill considers himself an educator first: he loves nothing better than to help others learn more about this great sport. When asked what is his favorite fish to catch, his response is always the same: "The one on the end of my tippet." Attendees can reach O'Neill to discuss all things fly fishing at tim@oneillsflyfishing.com.
Gunnar Örn Petersen was born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland. His first childhood memories are from Lake Thingvallavatn, where his parents had to drag him to bed at midnight as he wouldn't stop fishing. Since then, fishing, and later fly fishing, has been his passion. His guiding career started shortly after he received his driver's license and for the first decade of this century, he spent the summers guiding for Atlantic salmon in the renown Laxa in Leirarsveit. There Gunnar learned the trade of guiding and instructing beginners as well as experienced fishermen. Gunnar is also a lawyer and practiced law for some years after graduation. However, his passion for fly fishing led him back to the river as he became a partner in Iceland's leading trout fishing outfitter, Fish Partner. For the past few years, Gunnar has been guiding again and bringing fishermen to some of the finest salmon and trout fishing waters of Iceland. Fish Partner's owners have over thirty years of experience hosting and guiding fly fishers in Iceland. Trout, salmon and Arctic char can be caught there in some of the most scenic places in the world. Recently, Gunnar has shared other Icelandic anglers growing concerns about the dangers the Atlantic salmon in Iceland is facing due to a rapidly growing farm fishing industry. As a conservationist, Gunnar became a founding member of The Icelandic Fly Fishing Show, a non-profit organization which has the objective of protecting Icelandic freshwater species, mainly Atlantic salmon, brown trout and Arctic char. Have you ever fished in Iceland? Be sure to take in Gunnar's lecture offered twice over the course of this year's festival. You can also enter to win five days of guided fishing, complete with lodging at this year's Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival.
Jason Randall, Temple Fork Outfitters national pro-staffer, has been an outdoor writer for the last 16 years. His feature articles appear regularly in American Angler, as well as Fly Fisherman, Eastern Fly Fishing, Northwest Fly Fishing, and many other outdoor magazines. His first book, Moving Water: A Fly Fisher's Guide to Currents (2012), studies the effects of current on trout, their prey species, and presentation, where vertical layers of current create drag and require adjustments to improve nymph fishing success. His second book, Feeding Time: A Fly Fisher's Guide to What, Where and When Trout Eat (2013), focuses on matching your fishing strategies to the trout's feeding strategies, especially when targeting large trout. His third book in the 'Fly Fisher's Guide' trilogy, Trout Sense: A Fly Fisher's Guide to What Trout See, Hear and Smell (2014), offers anglers the opportunity to know more about the quarry they seek. Randall's fourth book, Nymph Masters: Fly Fishing Secrets from Expert Anglers, explores the depths of nymph fishing and advanced nymph-fishing techniques and incorporates tips and ideas from some of the leading experts in nymph fishing. He will be teaching a specialty class on nymphing at this year's festival.
Nate Stevane, who comes from a line of Montanans that stretches back to the country's homesteading days, has been fishing the Big Sky State's premier trout waters–like the Bighorn, Yellowstone, Stillwater, and Boulder rivers–all his life. At 13 he picked up his first fly rod, and he has been addicted ever since. Stevane began guiding in 1999, and even met his wife on the Gallatin River. He is the owner and operator of outfitter Trout on the Fly, which introduces anglers young and old, beginner and veteran fly fishers, those with disabilities, large groups, and clients suffering from terminal diseases to Montana's big water to make memories that last a lifetime.
Aquatic Biologist Peter Stitcher is the owner of Ascent Fly Fishing and River Oracle Inc. As a biologist, Stitcher works across the United States in the assessment, restoration, and management of trophy trout waters. Approaching the sport of fly fishing through the lens of a biologist, he strives to break down the sciences of entomology, fish feeding behavior, and fish habitat use into easily applied fishing tips and tactics for the fly fisher. Armed with an extensive invertebrate database and more than 400,000 flies, Stitcher and his team at Ascent specialize in the creation of Biologist Crafted Fly Selections specific to the trout foods and their life-cycles when and where you fish. Stitcher also just released his first film titled Creating Order in Your Fly Box, and is a regular contributor to High Country Angler Magazine. ALL NEW! Stitcher's unique "Mayflies and Microbrews" is a specialty, two-hour-long class held once each day of the festival. Each student will receive 10 trout flies and a ticket for a Texas microbrew (participants 21 years and older only) to enjoy during class. Students will learn how to quickly identify which insects are most prevalent in the river they fish, and how best to match the hatch. This class has limited seating and operates on a first-come, first-served basis. The class fee does not include admission to the festival.
Mike Tayloe is the co-owner and Director of Operations of Finns West, a unique company in the fly fishing industry that provides Wilderness First Aid courses and Emergency Action Plan development for fly fishing lodges, outfitters, guides, and staff. He has combined his professions as a paramedic and fly fishing guide to provide a much-needed and often overlooked service for our industry. Tayloe has been providing remote medical support and wilderness medicine education as a wilderness/remote paramedic for over two decades, from Mount Everest to Antarctica. He guides for several outfitters in Colorado and spends his winters in Chilean Patagonia guiding for Lakutaia Heli Fishing Lodge on Cape Horn. New at this year's festival is Tayloe's Freestone First Aid class offered on Friday, March 22. This daylong course is perfect for guides and serious anglers who want to be prepared to respond to emergencies that occur on the river or in remote fishing locations. This course has very limited seating and includes training in CPR and admission to the festival.
Timothy Urtiaga is the head guide and owner of Eagles Nest Fly Shack & Lodge. With more than a decade of experience in fly design and guiding, and with as much as 250 days a year on the water, Tim knows a thing or two about fly fishing for pike. Tim's prowess as a guide has been featured in national publications like Southwest Fly Fishing and we're pleased to have him presenting again this year. Don't miss Tim's talk on the history, biology, and techniques of fishing for trophy pike on the fly. After this talk, be sure to stop by Tim's booth, and pick up the patterns and gear you'll need to land a pike of a lifetime.
From his very first article in Field and Stream in 1968, Dave Whitlock has contributed his flyfishing art, photography and writing to many publications such as TU's Trout Magazine, Flyfisherman Magazine, Fly Fishing and Tying Journal. He has written and illustrated five books: Dave Whitlock's Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods; the LL Bean Fly Fishing Handbook, the LL Bean Fly Fishing Handbook for Bass; Trout: A Compact Guide for Fly Fishers and Imitating and Fishing Natural Fish Foods for Lefty's Little Library. In 2018, Dave and Emily together completed their new book titled Artful Profiles of Trout, Char and Salmon and the Classic Flies that Catch Them. Dave has also co-authored or made contributions to many other books, including The Fly-Tyer's Almanac; The Second Fly-Tyer's Almanac; Art Flick's Master Flytying Guide; McClane's Fishing Encylopedia; Migel's Stream Conservation Handbook and Masters on the Nymph and others. He has illustrated over 25 books including Steve Raymond's Year of the Trout; Swisher and Richard's new edition of Selective Trout; plus President Carter's Outdoor Journal. Dave also demonstrates his flyfishing and teaching skills in seven videos and through guest appearances on televised flyfishing programs. One of Dave's most notable contributions to wild trout management and preservation is the Whitlock-Vibert Box System — an in-stream trout egg incubator and nursery devise. Dave spent 7 years researching and developing this system. Today, under the sponsorship of the International Federation of Fly Fishers, the Whitlock-Vibert Box program is used throughout the world for introduction or enhancement of wild trout, char and salmon stocks. Dave's experience and his devoted and objective outlook on the whole spectrum of flyfishing has earned him consulting assignments from top companies such as Scientific Anglers, GLoomis Rods, Sage Rods, Simms Fly Fishing Products, LL Bean and Bass Pro. He also designed and directed the first 10 years of the LL Bean Fly-Fishing Schools. Dave has been inducted into the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, the Arkansas Game& Fish Hall of Fame, the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame, the Trout Hall of Fame. Fly Fisherman Magazine recently included Dave as one of the '50 Most Influential Fly Fishers in the Last 5 Decades'. We are honored to have Dave and his wife Emily join us at this year's Texas Fly Fishing & Bew Festival.
Dutch Baughman serves on the Fly Fishers International Board of Directors and Executive Committee, and is the Chairman of both the FFI Education Committee and Learning Center Fly Fishing Skills Resource Area. He is also responsible for developing the FFI Education program and Learning Center. Baughman is a demonstration fly tyer at prominent fly tying events across the country. He authored the FFI Comprehensive Introduction to Fly Fishing class, and teaches the same class at Tarrant County College, near his home in Southlake, Texas. Baughman is particularly passionate about fly fishing for Pacific Northwest Steelhead and casting two-handed rods. He fishes regularly in Texas, Montana, and other destinations. We are fortunate indeed to have such a talented fly tyer and instructor at this year's festival.
Matt Bennett is a full-time commercial fly tyer and the owner of Fly Geek Custom Flies. He most enjoys both tying flies and fishing for the native bass species of the Texas Hill Country, and although most of his flies were created to fool these specific quarry, his patterns have a broad appeal. Matt has fished the waters of southwestern Colorado since he was a teenager and especially enjoys chasing native cutthroat trout in creeks throughout the San Juans. He is a member of the Umpqua Feather Merchants Signature Fly Designer program, and his initial pattern, Bennett's Lunch $, is available in fly shops all over the country. Matt currently serves as the Conservation Chair of the Austin Fly Fishers, the Vice President of the Texas Council FFI, and was awarded the 2015 Charles E. Brooks Memorial Award by the International Federation of Fly Fishers. He resides in Austin with his wife Amanda and Welsh Corgi Winston. You can view more of his work at his website flygeek.net or on Instagram @flygeekmatt.
Jim Bensinger is a former Marine and the owner of Fiber Flies Dubbing. Obsessed with all things fly fishing—and especially fly tying—Bensinger has developed a line of materials derived from Alpaca. This material is perfect for dubbing. Amateur fly tyers will love it. Stop by Jim's booth, and let him show you how it works. Bensinger is also on the Regal Vice pro-staff and will be demonstrating their use at the festival.
Kit Brown was raised in the Catskills and grew up fly tying and fishing the best streams on the East Coast, including the Beaverkill and the east and west branch of the Delaware River. Since then Brown has fished almost all of North America–and hopes he can complete that monumental task before he dies. He began tying Catskill pattern dry flies and eventually moved on to nymphs to catch more trout. Subsequently Brown developed–and continues to design–his own patterns, many of which are on his website tied2fly.com. Today Brown guides on the Lower Mountain Fork River with Beavers Bend Fly Fishing Guide Service and Chris Schatte.
Fred G. Hannie Sr of Lake Charles, Louisiana, specializing in imitative or realistic fly tying, is the recipient of the FFI Charles E Brooks lifetime achievement award. He is the author of Fly Tying with Monofilament (2015) as well as numerous articles published in various fly fishing and fly tying magazines. His flies have been commissioned for both the Catskills and American fly fishing museums. Most recently his flies have been used as props in both television and feature films. As part of his design process he often sketches out the insect he intends to mimic and turns these sketches into watercolor paintings to accompany the mounted flies in frames, thereby combining two art forms. Hannie is also a member of the Copic Sketch Marker Fly Tying Team. You can find Hannie on Facebook (Flies of Fred Hannie) and Instagram or email him at hannief@bellsouth.net.
At eight years old, Braden Miller taught himself to tie flies by watching Youtube and Instagram videos. Now 13, Miller has traveled the country chasing fish with his TFO fly rods and hand-tied flies. Current fave prey: muskie! He has tied flies at the Fly Fishing Expo in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Lefty Kreh's Tie Fest, and The International Fly Tyers Symposium. Miller was the youngest competitor in last summer's iCast Iron Fly Competition in Orlando, and tied flies for the Project Healing Waters 2-Fly Tournament at Virginia's Rose River Farms. This year he started a fishing club at his middle school, and with the support of his principal and science teacher, helped bring in Trout in the Classroom, which teaches students about fishing and conservation. Miller is TFO's first Junior Ambassador, a Norvise team member, and an ambassador/pro-staff member for Fly Life Company, Flymen Fishing Co., District Angling, Fair Flies, and most recently, Catch Cam Nets. Follow Miller on Instagram at flyfisher0906, on Facebook as Braden.Miller.0906–and watch for his upcoming YouTube channel!
Chris Schatte began fishing on Inks Lake in Burnet, Texas, before setting it aside to pursue marriage, family, and business. About a dozen years ago Schatte and his wife decided to actively engage in their favorite pastimes again–and for Shcatte, that meant a return to the water. Since then he has been fly fishing and fly tying, and feels blessed to have been included in the book America's Favorite Flies by Rob Carter and John Bryan. He has spent years traveling the West and Southeast fly fishing the nation's scenic rivers. Schatte relocated not long ago to Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and the Lower Mountain Fork River. He was a two-term board member of the Lower Mountain Fork River Foundation and is a member of Friends of Beavers Bend. In addition to fly fishing, Schatte is passionate about conservation, and is particularly interested in protecting (and preserving through fly tying) healthy hatches on the river.


Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, has announced that the Government had decided against declaring Wednesday, November 2, 2005, as a one-off bridge public holiday.
The Deputy Prime Minister added that most civil servants celebrating Deepavali and Hari Raya Aidilfitri would be taking their annual leave during that period.
Last week (14-Oct-2005), a group of Malaysian members of Parliament had urged the government to declare Wednesday, November 2, 2005, as a one-off bridge public holiday, considering that, in 2005, November 1st will correspond to this year's Deepavali public holiday, while November 3rd is expected to be the first day of the Hari Raya Aidilfitri (End of Ramadan) public holiday.


If I can do something to help someone, to enhance their life in some way, to make our world a better place, I will do what I can. Any action I take— whether that is donating financially or donating my time— can make a difference. I know IMPACT makes a difference.
I learned a lot about myself. Most importantly, I learned that not only do I have the skills to set any boundary, I also have the confidence to enforce it if I have to.


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Actress Florence Pugh Succinctly Shuts Down Instagram Troll Criticizing Her Age Gap With Boyfriend Zach Braff
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People began speculating that Little Women star Florence Pugh, 23, was dating actor Zach Braff, 44 after they were recently spotted holding hands while shopping in SoHo during a weekend trip to New York.
Pugh confirmed their relationship by firing back at a troll who criticized their 21-year age gap on Instagram.
The online melee started when Pugh posted an Instagram photo of herself in front of Greenblatt's Deli & Fine Wines on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
She checked off the first destination from her list of things to do to cure her jet lag.
"First pit-stop, Matzo Ball soup."
Florence Pugh on Instagram: "First pit-stop, Matzo Ball soup. #curingjetlag101"
Braff—an accomplished screenwriter and actor known for his nine-season turn as the lead character on Scrubs—cryptically responded to her post with a queen emoji.
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But some observers deemed the actor was too old for...??
Anastasia Glover tagged Braff in the comments and wrote:
"You're 44 years old."
On the surface, she is correct.
Thanks for playing, Anastasia.
But she wasn't playing for a million dollar grand prize in a non-existent contest of self-righteousness. Pugh was not having it.
The actress also known for starring in the indie horror film Midsommar hit back by confirming that her man still "got it."
Fans joined the British actress in slamming the ageist.
Anastasia was not the only one going after Braff.
"Wirejewels" criticized Braff dating someone over two decades younger than him with an "ew."
But she was quickly shut down by other users.
Others in relationships with significantly younger or older loved ones shared their own successful love stories.
Besides, there's this.
Pugh and Braff were spotted together earlier this year ever since they collaborated on a short film, In The Time It Takes To Get There, which he developed earlier this year and starred Pugh and Alicia Silverstone.
According to Collider, Braff is set to direct the British actress in the upcoming The Secret Ingredients of Rocket Cola.
The film follows twin brothers who are separated at birth and lead contrasting lives until circumstances reunite them to save a failing company despite their attraction to the same woman. Braff was last publicly in a relationship with Taylor Bagley for five years. The pair split up in 2014.
For the record, Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart have 22 years between them and they are still in love and happy with one another.
Michael Douglas, who is older than Catherine Zeta-Jones by 25 years, has been married for over 20 years.
Remember Celine Dion and her late husband/manager René Angélil? They had a 26-year age gap and remained happily married until his passing.
Pugh and Braff may have over a two decade age gap between them, but the lovebirds are smitten with each other.
Can we leave them alone now?
You can see Pugh in Lady Macbeth, available here.


Off a small road in Porto Rafael, there is a gated entrance to another world: one luxurious and immensely beautiful private villa. It is a 1953 built property lovingly maintained by its owner and is not overlooked, so remains utterly private. The measured elegance of the villa's interior continues outside, on a long and wide terrace with a captivatingly lush shade provided by a wooden pergola. The view from here is impressive and, apart from the rare Mediterranean pine trees, unobstructed and far-reaching views of the Mediterranean sea. At anytime, day or night, there is a fantastic 'sense' of sky and air, sea and tranquillity. The beautifully manicured and mature garden has step paths, shady spots under pine or palm trees and slopes down toward the 'pièce de résistance' of this property: a sandy beach, more beautiful than photos capture! Edged by rocks and with generous shelf of white sand sloping gently into the sea, the beach is completely discreet and secluded even from passing boats. This is a unique find and a rare gem, especially as there are very few beaches of this kind anywhere in Italy that is for exclusive use and enjoyment. In the vivid, warm crystalline water there's also a mooring pier large enough for a yacht (maximum length of 12 metres) or two! The beach is child friendly, but supervision of small children and infants is recommended.
The main house is on one floor and a lower level that is accessible only via the entrance on the lower veranda. There are 5 bedrooms – including a children's room with a double bed and a pull out bed for an adult – that sleep up to 10. The lower level houses a large guest bedroom en suite. The bedrooms and bathrooms are understated, yet furnished for comfort and designed for capturing gentle sea breeze: high ceilings, white-tile floors and generous French windows, graced by ever-billowing curtains, while the four on the main floor open to the terrace. Elsewhere, white and yellow patterned floor tiling in the living areas adds Sardinian sparkle and numerous large, pristine white-cushioned sofas add élan, antique pieces and more contemporary furnishings add contrast. The entrance hall is charm itself and, with 2 two-seater sofas, provides a cosy nook for reading, doing a crossword puzzle or planning your next island excursion! However, it is likely most time at the villa will be spent outside. There, on the more recently refurbished wood-decked terrace, the very appealing al fresco lounge (with attractive cushioned wicker sofas) and dining area is all the more enjoyable for the view over the enchanting garden to the beach beyond. Of course, the barbecue area is also a must in a villa such as this.
This exceptional luxury villa is most suitable for a family or a group of friends sharing an intent on having a superlative holiday in Sardinia. The delightfully unimpeded views, the space, and above all the private beach and its seclusion and privacy, are truly indulgent. The villa is only 30 minutes' drive from Porto Cervo, so is an ideal option for anyone seeking a relaxing and totally private holiday combined with a land and sea excursions to discover more of this beautiful Mediterranean island. (Please note, we have one parking space that is covered by a pergola. On the other side of the road is "first come first serve" but not the Villa's property).


Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has been charged with drink driving, Scotland Yard said.
The Spurs captain was arrested after failing a roadside breathalyser test.
The 31-year-old Lloris was stopped by police at 2.20am in Gloucester Place, London, on Friday morning.
He has been released on bail to appear at Westminster magistrates' court next month.
The Metropolitan Police said: "A man has been charged following a routine patrol stop in Gloucester Place, W1.
Lloris has been at Tottenham since joining from Lyon in 2012. He has made 256 appearances for the Premier League club but his career highlight came in the summer.
He played a key role as France won the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Les Bleus defeating Croatia 4-2 in Moscow.


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Wedgies.com Raises $700K For Its Social Media Polling Tools
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Polling startup Wedgies.com (yes, that's really its name) is announcing that it has raised $700,000 in seed funding led by Greycroft Partners.
Co-founder and CEO Porter Haney told me the company's goal is to "legitimize web voting," and its approach is to bring those polls to social media: "Think about what Gallup or SurveyMonkey would look like if they were starting today."
For example, the company says The Wall Street Journal used Wedgies to poll readers about things like how many cell phones they use and their response to a speech by President Obama. Apparently Engadget (which, like TechCrunch, is owned by AOL) has used these polls too. Engagement Editor John Colucci told me via email:
I love giving our readers Wedgies (the polls, not anything involving underwear). Sure, the company enables us to pop quick, fun polls on the site and through Twitter, which helps keep my traffic-hungry bosses happy, but more so they get people talking and drive conversations. Last night for example, we found out instantly how upset people were about Sony's recent decision to cancel 'The Interview,' but also realized plenty of our readers appreciate a shirtless Seth Rogen (like I do).
In addition to media companies, Wedgies customers include e-commerce businesses, Haney said.
So why are these polling tools the basis for a new company, rather than the next set of features for an established competitor? (SurveyMonkey, by the way, just raised $250 million, in part to fund more acquisitions.) Haney argued that it takes "a lot of work and effort" to build polls that can be answered and shared on social media, rather than just treating those networks as a way to distribute links to a landing page.
Wedgies polls currently work on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr, and they can also be embedded on websites and blogs. Haney said his goals for 2015 include building integrations with other platforms like Reddit, Medium, and MailChimp.
Enabling these interactions can lead to truly real-time results, Haney added — it allows, say, sports reporters to get 2,000 or 3,000 reader judgments on a play before the referee comes back with the official call.
As for whether this approach can truly "legitimize" web surveys and give it the weight of a scientific poll, Haney said that by taking advantage of the scale of social media, Wedgies customers can "collect as many responses as possible and then winnow it down to the specific group you'd like to query and get the appropriate group to get scientific results."
In addition to Greycroft, Tony Hsieh's Vegas Tech Fund (Wedgies is based in Las Vegas), KBS+ Ventures, and Battle Born Venture also invested in the round, which brings Wedgies' total funding to $1.2 million.
Oh, and the company name? Apparently the first polls conducted with the platform usually had two possible answers, and "wedgies" refers to the two wedges of the pie chart showing the results.


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'Let's grab this golden rail opportunity' as support for rail station in Golcar ward steps up
A train driver has urged Kirklees councillors to show their support for the new station campaign
Neil Bentley, Train driver and chair of GLAM, and rail supporter Paul Jones at Kirklees Council
There's a 'golden opportunity' for a new station for Milnsbridge, say campaigners.
A train driver has urged Kirklees councillors to show their support for the new station campaign.
Neil Bentley, a train driver of 13 years, went to a meeting of the full Kirklees Council to urge councillors to support the GLAM – Golcar Longwood and Milnsbridge Transport – campaign for a station to serve the Golcar ward.
"It's a golden opportunity," he said, when discussing the forthcoming electrification and other rail projects for the line.
"The benefits of a station are vast, it would reduce traffic congestion, be an opportunity for people to easily travel outside the local area and also bring new people in and support businesses in Milnsbridge.
"A new station fund has £80m (nationally) and it seems those who shout the loudest seem to get the money.
"Let's make the strong case for a station locally."
He said a petition supporting the idea had been signed by 1,000 people.
Mr Bentley, a champion of Penistone Line rail and community projects, later told the Examiner: "I appreciate capacity constraints for the route have been prohibitive in the past.
"There's going to be some infrastructure and capacity improvements in a couple of years along the line and this is an opportunity for us to make the case for a station in Milnsbridge."
He said the locations of the former stations on the line would no longer be ideal, but there are new ideas.
He said: "A position off Scar Lane in Golcar would be best placed if land could be acquired.
"It's near a bus route so it can serve even more people.
"We've had a lot of support when we've attended events like Golcar Lily Day and the gala day."
At the meeting Clr Peter McBride, Cabinet member for Place, said he "shared their aspirations" and said: "At the moment it isn't very high up the programme. We will continue from a Kirklees point of view for a future proposal."
Clr Eric Firth, who sits on the Integrated Transport Authority, asked Mr Bentley and the GLAM campaign to deliver the petition to an ITA board meeting.
Mayor of Kirklees Clr Martyn Bolt asked that an assistant director formally respond to the deputation and report back to Cabinet or another appropriate committee.
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Only three players -- Chandler Jones, J.J. Watt and Von Miller -- have more sacks than Redskins' pass rusher Ryan Kerrigan since 2011, the same year Washington drafted the Purdue product 16th overall.
A year ago, the pass rusher turned in the worst season of his career, one he explained he "never puts on film again." But as Kerrigan enters the final year of his current contract with the Burgundy and Gold, there's been one major change on defense that positions the pass rusher for a bounce-back campaign.
Under new defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, Kerrigan will line up as an edge rusher in a 4-3 base defense, marking the first time the pass rusher will have played in that defensive scheme in his professional career. In a Zoom call with local media on Thursday, Kerrigan said he is excited for the change.
"I'm excited to get to work in a 4-3 for the first time in my NFL career. I've been a 3-4 guy my whole career," Kerrigan said. "To have the chance to play in a system like this is really exciting. Just going through the Zoom meetings the past couple of months getting to learn what they expect from us on the edge, it's exciting."
By transitioning from an outside linebacker in a 3-4 to and edge rusher in a 4-3, Kerrigan will presumably have more opportunities to rush after the passer than he did previously. Under previous defensive coordinator Greg Manusky, Kerrigan and other edge rushers were often asked to drop back in coverage, which allowed opponents to find mismatches and attack them.
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In the 4-3 base, Kerrigan will have the opportunity to play more forward, something the pass rusher has explained he hasn't truly had the chance to do since his days at Purdue.
"It's exciting for us up front. They want us playing fast, they want us playing physical, they want us playing in our opponent's backfield," Kerrigan said. "It's kind of similar to how they used my teammates and myself in college, that kind of way up front. So that's kind of exciting for me."
Although at times it appeared rather obvious, Kerrigan refused to say that he was misused under Manusky and in previous systems.
"I don't feel like I was misused over the years. I feel like that's what the defense called for," Kerrigan said. "Sometimes they wanted us rushing, sometimes they wanted us in coverage. That's really all defenses, 4-3s included. Every now and then, you're going to have to drop, just not quite as much as we did in the 3-4."
When asked about the change, Kerrigan simply continued to express his excitement for what's to come this fall.
"They said they want us going forward and doing what we do best, and that's what we're excited about doing," Kerrigan said.
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Kerrigan is not the only one who is expected to benefit from the schematic change on defense. Washington drafted pass rusher Chase Young second overall in April, and the Ohio State product is expected to be a future star and an instant contributor right away. Washington also has 2019 first-round pick Montez Sweat, who showed plenty of promise towards the end of his rookie season.
With Kerrigan entering the final year of his deal and the Redskins clear investments in young pass rushers, there was a time earlier this offseason where it was fair to wonder what Kerrigan's role in 2020 would be.
But in January, head coach Ron Rivera said on the record that the 31-year-old would be part of the team's plan this season. Even if Kerrigan loses snaps to both Young and Sweat, he'll still be in a position to make an impact when he's on the field.
"I guess we'll just see how it plays out when the game time comes," Kerrigan said on splitting reps this season. "I'm just hoping to make as many plays as possible, and I think this defense will give us that opportunity upfront."
Although Kerrigan is contractually only on the books for this season, the pass rusher repeatedly said he hopes to finish his career with the only franchise he's ever played for.
"I obviously hope to be here for the duration of my football career, however long that is," Kerrigan said. "I'm hoping to be a big part of this team and this defense."
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Colchester full of memories
Trent Wilkie
With Colchester Elemantary School set to close its doors at the end of this month and merge with Fultonvale Elementary-Junior High school, it will be leaving behind a lot of memories.
The reason for the Colchester closure is its proximity to 500-kV power lines being erected as part of the Heartland Transmission Project.
Originally built near the Wimbledon School (built in 1898) site in 1958, Colchester was already knee deep in history. Wimbeldon was a one room log school house in the Colchester School District with 47 students. In 1938, Colchester School re-opened in a new two-room school located near Highway 14. When the doors are finally shut, what will be left behind will be a sense of community for current principal Bill Suter.
"I think that when the first one-room school house was built in 1898, there was a real strong sense of community and that has transcended all the way to 2013," Sutter said.
"When I was in my first year as the principal here, a person who had been here a long time said that what she found really neat was that, in talking to former students who are now adults, all or most of their friends were friends they had made at Colchester. Not the people they met in junior high or high school, but those friends they made at Colchester school. That kind of exemplifies that sense of community that I'm talking about."
That kinship could have been a product of its surroundings. Found a good ways south of the Park, Colchester is protected from distraction by an inviting natural area. In Sutter's eyes, this rural setting not only exemplifies the school, but the people who were brought up within its walls.
"It's the values of the people who originally lived in this area and those who move in," he said. "Even the people who are more of the urban people, who are coming from Fountain Creek and Balmoral estates, they seem to be just, for whatever reason... to have the same kind of values as have traditionally been here. That family is important, that parents give their children a lot of their time, the children come to school well rested, fed and with an appreciation of how important education is. They also have great values from home."
With that said, Sutter does not see any finality to what Colchester represents. With the merger with Fultonvale, and his new role as assistant principal within it, he believes that the soul of Colchester will live on within Fultonvale.
"I see a lot of that at Fultonvale already," Sutter said. "A lot of the students seem to come from that type of family and it really isn't that far away, so it's relatively logical that there should be a lot of people there with the same type of values. And it certainly seems to be the case with the involvement I've had with the Fultonvale community so far."
The Alberta Government is funding a $21 million expansion to Fultonvale to accommodate the merger with Colchester.
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So it's farewell to the Psion organiser. The company that pioneered handheld organisers has decided to stop making them. How different things could have been, writes BBC News Online's Giles Wilson.
Fans of the Psion organiser, many of whom have been using successive generations of the machines for years, may well be feeling hard done by.
For the devices which they have been using to organise their lives have suddenly reached the end of theirs. Psion has announced it is no longer going to make handheld organisers.
It was a long, tall thing with a two-line display at the top. It was fairly basic, but most things were in those days.
It could so easily have been different. Psion, after all, was founded in 1980 and released its first organiser in 1984. In other words, it had that thing that so many business crave - first mover advantage.
One of its best friends in the early days was Marks & Spencer, which bought a job lot of Psions to keep track of prices at the checkouts. It is a twist of irony that both these British institutions are now facing tough times.
And the company was not short of fans.
Eddie Slupski, known in the Psion community as BioEddie, first got enthusiastic about Psion in 1983. Since then, he estimates he has owned at least 20 different Psion organisers.
Right now, we don't look like a successful company.
Psion boss Peter Bancroft announcing the company's shift.
He bought his first one after having some problems with early PCs.
"I saw it on the shelf, and thought I rather liked it," he says. "It was a long, tall thing with a two-line display at the top. It was fairly basic, but most things were in those days. "
Bolstered by its innovation and dedicated fan base, in the late '80s, and early '90s Psion became a symbol of how a British company could cut it in the modern world.
Owning a Psion, even though the early models were basic, was a real statement. Others may have sneered, saying how much easier a paper diary was to use, but Psion devotees remained fiercely loyal.
Eddie recalls: "I used to get weird looks from people, they would ask why I wasting my time on that thing - they would say it was a toy.
"I thought: 'No, it's not a toy.' I could see the Psion vision. I could see where it was going. That made me more and more involved.
"It's a bit like following a football team. You like Manchester United, your loyalties are there. It's a bit like that. You become addicted to it.
"It becomes part of your life, it becomes your second brain," he says.
The ultimate accolade, a badge of pride for the Psion community, came when Microsoft's Bill Gates said Psion was the company he worried most about.
Sure enough competitors came along - most notably Palm, but also devices running Microsoft's PocketPC platform. The British firm fought its competitors valiantly.
But although the market for handhelds grew and grew, Psion's early dominance waned. Last year, its share of the market slumped to 8.9%, while Palm and PocketPC devices had 60% and 30% respectively.
Psion's gloom at leaving the market is tempered by optimism that its venture Symbian with Nokia, Ericsson, and Motorola to make software platforms for mobile phones, would secure the company's future.
The company did say it would continue to support the devices for as long as it was selling them into the market.
But the Psion community are not convinced. Ewan Spence, who has been using a Psion since 1992 and writes freeware programs for other users to download, says he feels like they have been left "high and dry".
"Psion has got a huge following," he says. "And people don't actually want to start using other devices.
"Most Psion users will say they don't want to touch Microsoft products with a bargepole, and they will say the Palm machines don't have enough power. There's nowhere really for them to go."
Eddie Slupski remains undaunted in his belief, though. "I think the Psion will live on. It's not a sad end - I can see that they will have to bring out a new machine in about three years' time. There's no reason not to."
In the meantime, he thinks other Psion users will shun Palm and PocketPC devices and instead start using phones such as the Nokia 9210, which uses the technology Psion developed through its Symbian partnership.
One tragic footnote in the history of the Psion came in July 2000. Salesman Gary Debruin, who had stabbed his 33-year-old wife more than 100 times and then strangled her, was convicted of her murder.
Debruin claimed that his wife had been a victim of burglars. But when police searched through his Psion 3, they found something which eventually helped prove the case against him. A note detailing his plans for committing the murder included this chilling phrase: "rubber glvs - throwt - take tel off hook - leave purse out with contents spread about - take chq crd & crdt crds - ring mobile."
I never heard of Psion until just now. It sounds like it's exactly what I'm looking for, with its keyboard. More advertising in the US may have saved them.
Psion as a company might have stopped producing the handheld units but there are some alternatives. Ericsson make a version under licence (I think it is just rebadged from Psion) as do Oregon Scientific (The Osaris is similar to the 5 I think) who have licensed the operating system. Perhaps one of these two could take over the unit production and Psion can concentrate on the operating system development?
I worked for PC World in 1995 and Psion came to show their range of systems. They blew us all away and the techies amongst us were looking forward to all sorts of developments from this most promising of UK based companies. I asked the product manager if a phone system as either an add-on or an integral part of the system was an option. She smiled and said, that's something we're looking at very closely but we can't really talk about it. If Psion had gone down that road and been first or among the first to bring that level of convergence to the market, Handspring and Palm may never have been formed. Sadly, Psion may fall into the hands of foreign investors and like Jaguar cars, this uniquely British piece of design will become homogenised and globalised. What a sad loss.
Still can't see myself using anything else other than my Psion Series 5. I actually abandoned Palm and Windows CE devices for Psion. Still think the decision was wise. Nothing beats having a keyboard device of the quality of Psion.
A shame indeed. The Psion series of machines were the most stable and usable software tools I've yet met. The machines work exactly as expected and had the single feature that would would totally change our relationships with PCs, they all switch on and off instantly. I switch on the Psion and I start work that second. Even my newest laptop takes almost four mins to get going! Perhaps someone small could pick up the product line and carry on developing it?
I bought a Compaq ipaq a year ago - now it is up for sale and I've reverted back to my Psion 3a - 8 years old & still going strong!
It's far too early to begin remembering Psion. (I wrote half a thesis on one). There must be a way for these very well-designed machines that answer a real need for those who prefer a keyboard - to continue.
Hard to believe that Psion have given up in this part of the market. I wrote almost a whole Degree project and got a 1st for it using a Psion Series 5 - fantastic machine and very versatile! I still use it and it will be a shame to see that it will now become somewhat obsolete. I believe that Psion'ss partnership with Nokia et al. (resulting in Symbian) was a real threat to Microsoft (in the PDA market). Surely Psion must reconsider?
I've been using a Psion for the past 6 years. There really isn't anything on the market to rival them if you want a real palmtop computer for a reasonable price. I think they, like many British organisations, have failed to think ahead and maintain their market. A few years ago I recall Psion announcing that they were developing a tablet based device around the same time they were working on the Series 7. The 7 appeared, but what ever happened to the tablet? How different things might have been had they released it.
I have had Psions since 1986 and have found them invaluable. I have found them reliable apart from the early Series 3 where I exchanged 7 because the task keys failed. Psion's customer service department is the worse I have ever come across.
EPOC is possibly one of the best operating systems ever developed. People I know with WinCE and PalmOS machines can't believe how much my current Psion can do and how much data it can handle. Mind you, it doesn't survive very well if you drop it.
Long battery life, excellent word processor, easy to carry, good keyboard, great functions, sufficient memory, too bad it's lost. I have a Psion 5, my daughter owns another.
I think Psion could have done with better marketing in America. I am the only Brit in a US firm and I use a Psion Revo. Everyone else uses some form of Palm but have all indicated to me that they would rather have bought a Psion if they had known they existed.
I got my first (and so far only) Psion machine, a Siena organiser, from my parents for my 18th birthday. Three years later and it still serves me well. I use it for writing when I'm away from home, and the Palm and PocketPC organisers, without a keyboard, just don't cut the mustard for me. Psion made the finest organisers and handheld computers in the world. Unfortunately they're another sad case of an innovative British IT firm unable to sell themselves (memories of Acorn).
This is a sad day for all of us who want a real pocket PC with a keyboard in order to do real work on the move. All the competition to the Psion is based around a keyboardless touchscreen, which while ideal for jotter notes and phone numbers suffer poorly in comparison for larger scale applications.
This is also the end of a series of design innovations unparalleled in the field. The Series 3's three-part clamshell design and the Series 5's sliding keyboard were unique in the desktop stability they provided, particularly when using the 5's touchscreen. The competition had a tendency to fall over.


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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved visas of up to 270 days for long-stay tourists as the government prepares to reopen to foreign visitors from as early as next month to help support a key sector battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Visitors will be able to extend a 90-day visas that cost 2,000 baht ($64.14) two more times, deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul told a cabinet briefing.
The government aims to allow foreign visitors from low-risk or no-risk countries to visit the country from next month, Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the official Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), told Reuters.
"I want to see this happen quickly. I will try to do it in October or the fourth quarter at the latest," he said.
Several hundred visitors who agreed to a 14-day quarantine will be allowed per month and "we also want them to fly direct to reduce risks".
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By sealing off the country to all but returning Thai nationals and approved foreigners, and requiring all arrivals to quarantine, Thailand has kept coronavirus cases to just 3,480, the vast majority of which have recovered. The country has reported 58 deaths.
But Thailand has previously shelved plans to reopen to foreign tourists due to concerns about new outbreaks, including an East Asia travel bubble and a proposal to designate resorts such as Phuket for holidays that include mandatory quarantine and movement restrictions.
The tourism-reliant country has recorded no foreign tourists since April when it imposed a travel ban.
The state planning agency expects only 6.7 million foreign tourists this year after last year's record 39.8 million visitors whose spending made up 11.4% of GDP.